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A close look at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Al-Malik al-Nasir Yusuf Ibn Najm al-Din Ayyub Ibn Shahdi Abu'l-Muzaffar Salah al-Din, broadly regarded as the greatest hero of the Crusades, even in Europe.
Most chroniclers present him as a man of outstanding virtue, courage and political skill. More recently, however, efforts have been made to portray Saladin as an ambitious, ruthless and even devious politician, and as a less brilliant commander than is normally thought.
This book reveals that the truth is, as usual, somewhere in between.
Table of Contents
| Introduction Early years Military life Hour of destiny Opposing commanders Inside the mind When war is done A life in words Further reading Index |
Product details
| Published | 20 Dec 2011 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781780962368 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 25 b/w; 28 col |
| Series | Command |
| Short code | CMD 12 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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